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    This document provides guidance on preparing for the GS Paper 3 exam. It recommends being thorough with the syllabus and developing relational concepts between topics and current affairs. When writing answers, it suggests prioritizing 15-mark questions over 10-mark questions and questions you know over those you don't. It provides tips on organizing answers for different topic types like the economy, agriculture/environment/science and technology, and internal security and defense. It also lists recommended sources to use for each section and emphasizes using fact sheets and developing content around common frameworks like cause-consequence-control.

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    GS Session

    GS III Sources, Strategy and Best practices


    GSIII - Economy, Enviro, SciTech, DM, IS
    Be thorough with the syllabus.

    Developing Relational concepts


    a) Each topic vis. current affairs.
    b) Each topic vis. sub themes.

    Can help in solving questions.


    Key words
    Relevance: basis for awarding marks.

    1. Build your list for each section (sample shared)


    2. Do this for each GS paper.
    Time
    Two sections
    10 markers – 75 minutes – 100 marks
    15 markers – 105 minutes – 150 marks

    Priority order:
    1. 15 markers before 10 markers.
    2. Questions you know before ones you don’t.
    Marks Distribution
    Marks Distribution
    GSIII Answer Writing Basics
    For Economy:

    1. Relevant policy/scheme/law/data.
    2. Create a separate section for each part.
    3. End with Committee/SC/NITI Aayog/Eco Survey.
    GSIII Answer Writing Basics
    GSIII Answer Writing Basics
    For Agri/Enviro/SciTech based Qs:

    1. Challenges/Stats/Name of Scheme/Root cause


    2. Improvements/Changes Required/Way Forward
    3. Changing trends/Way forward/Current relevance
    GSIII Answer Writing Basics
    GSIII Answer Writing Basics
    For IS/DM based Qs:

    1. Challenges/Laws and conventions/Current affairs


    2. Maps – add value.
    3. Regional/global themes, contradictions, inherent challenges.
    Map Practice
    India Map
    5 second, 15 second

    World Map
    GSIII Answer Writing Basics
    Sources - Economy
    1. Sriram IAS notes (for basics) (choose one)
    2. Current affairs (Mains 365)
    3. Economic Survey Vol II (for data, stats)

    Extra:
    Facts sheet (Combine all)
    Sources – Enviro/Agri/SciTech
    1. Shankar IAS book
    2. Mains 365 for Environment CA
    3. Vision Value Added Material Agriculture
    4. Vision VA PDS
    5. Vision VA Sci-Tech
    6. Sci-Tech (current affairs)
    Sources – IS, DM
    1. Vision VA material
    Fact Sheet
    1. Economic data (Eco Survey a good source)
    Building Content
    Cause - consequence - control

    Past – present – future

    Issues – causes – solutions

    Current issue – fundamental problem – way forward


    Doubts

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